Après l'Ondée

Guerlain · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1906

≈ $145 · 75ml · approx. retail

Released in 1906, Après l'Ondée ('After the Rain Shower') is one of Guerlain's earliest masterpieces, a delicate powdery-violet composition built on iris and heliotrope. Its melancholic, watercolor-like character has made it a perfumer's perfume for over a century.

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Perfumer

Jacques Guerlain

French · 5 in collection

Jacques Guerlain (1874-1963) was a French perfumer, the third and most celebrated nose of the Guerlain dynasty, and one of the most influential perfumers of the 20th century. His in-house creations for Guerlain include the archetypal oriental Shalimar and the legendary chypre Mitsouko.

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